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vaca

cow

noun BAH-kah Common

Usage Note

vaca is spelled with a v, which sounds identical to b in Spanish, so it is a homophone of baca (a car's roof rack). The bull counterpart is toro, and las vacas flacas (the lean cows) is an idiom for hard times.

Examples

"La vaca da leche fresca."

Natural Translation

The cow gives fresh milk.

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